Tommy looked down at Lil. She had fallen asleep. He moved his hand and gently caressed the side of her face, wiping away the remaining tears. It had been an hour since he had first come out to find her, and only a half an hour since she had fallen asleep. Tommy was always known as the brave one. He was hardly scared of anything. He was always the first one to say 'Let's do it!' and he was always the last one to jump at any horror film. But what he had just witnessed was more terrifying than any horror film he had ever watched. Tommy had never seen Lil that way before, and it really did scare him. Lil was always outgoing and bubbly. She had a personality that, if you just met her, you had to fall in love with her. Sure, she was on the cheerleading squad and she was one of the most popular girls in school, but she was also very kind and sweet. That's what made everybody love her so much. In all the years that Tommy had know Lil, he had never known this side of her, and honestly, he really didn't want to. "Yo, Tommy." Phil said, sticking his head into the porch area. Tommy looked up at him. "Um, we're going to open presents in, like, five minutes." Tommy nodded. Phil looked down at his sister and then made his way over to Tommy. He sat down on the wooden chair across from where Tommy was holding Lil. "Dude," he said, resting his head in his hands. "Lil has been acting weird for a while now. I'm her twin. We always share everything together and I don't even know what's wrong with her." "I know what you mean, Phil. I've never seen her this way before. I really wish she would just tell me what was wrong. I mean, she always comes to me with her problems." "Yeah, and that's why our relationship has gotten so distant lately!" Phil stood up. "She's always running to you for advice or support or just to talk to! You know, before you two got so close, she used to come to me for that kind of stuff! Thanks to you, I feel like I've lost my sister, which is a big part of me!" Tommy was shocked. He wouldn't have imagined Phil getting so defensive like that. "Y'know, Phil, maybe if you had spent less time with Kimi over the past months, Lil would have thought that you actually had time to talk with her. Maybe if you had paid more attention to her, and less attention to your new love interest, then maybe you would still have a close relationship with your sister!" Tommy shot back, just as aggressively. "Don't you dare blame this on me, Tommy! If you hadn't turned Kimi down when she expressed her feelings for you, then maybe we wouldn't be having this conversation right now! She's the one who came crying to me because you told her that you had feelings for someone else and you would never be able to like her more than just a friend. So tell me this Tommy. Answer me this one question. Who's the someone else? Huh? If you were so intent on blowing off Kimi for some other girl, tell me who it is." Tommy stared hard into Phil's eyes and Phil stared just as hard into Tommy's. Tommy had no doubt in his mind that Phil knew who it was who he held feelings for. Phil knew. He was just challenging Tommy. Seeing if he would crack. "You know who it is, Phil." Tommy said quietly, diverting his attention from Phil to the outdoors. "No, Tommy. I don't think I do. Why don't you tell me?" Tommy looked back at Phil with dark, fierce eyes. Lil started to stir. Her eyelids slowly opened. "Hey." She said softly. She looked from Tommy to Phil and then back to Tommy. "What's going on?" She asked. "Nothing." Phil told her, never taking his eyes off of Tommy. "Lil, it's time to open our presents. C'mon." Phil left it at that and walked out of the room, giving Tommy one last glare. Lil sat up, giving Tommy room to get up himself. He stood up and offered Lil his hand up, but she ignored it and got up herself. She wasn't a baby and didn't need anybody's help. Tommy and Lil made their way out of the porch and to the living room, where everybody was waiting for them.